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<p>Estimates of forced labour and people trafficking in Sudan and South Sudan continue
to be high. Sudan and South Sudan are ranked joint 6<sup>th</sup> out of 167 countries
for the highest proportion of the population experiencing forced labour and trafficking.</p><p>The
UK Government is committed to the eradication of all forms of people trafficking and
the worst forms of child labour by 2030, as unanimously adopted at the UN Sustainable
Development Summit in 2015. The Prime Minister has pushed the UN and the international
community to step up efforts, most recently by convening leaders to launch a Call
to Action to end such exploitation, which has now been endorsed by over 50 states.
The Prime Minister has also committed to doubling UK aid spend to £150 million to
tackle the drivers of trafficking.</p>
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